This is it Beagle.
As ATPL theory exams trump all others I presume if you hold them that will take care of the theory side of things for all flavours of IR.
The only way I could see it working is if you couldn't hold it on a CPL and it wouldn't count as a pre course requirement for any type rating. The cross over experience was 500 hours IFR or 250 hours IFR on a multi engine or something of that order and held the full set of ATPL theory if you wanted it to go onto a EASA CPL
I don't think the schools will care if there is a definite block on a work round skipping the 55/45 hour IR course.
Last edited by mad_jock; 4th Jun 2013 at 16:06.
Reason: To clarify I was on about transfering it to a Commercial